Among our fellow businesses on the block is Joe Beef. It is run and staffed by some of the nicest folks around. The food is EXCEPTIONAL and has helped put Montreal on the map. This is a biz that walks the walk when it comes to local and fresh (their backyard garden is a site to behold!).
By their very presence the neighbourhood has begun to change for the better.
He makes a few great points about trucks. Among the most salient: that barring trucks actually keeps a number of would be entrepreneurs from opening businesses, because the capital required to start up a truck – while not small – is LESS than the capital required for a conventional resto. Not good for a city that SHOULD be encouraging entrepreneurship.
We love local agriculture. There is nothing like fresh produce grown nearby.
So we got pretty excited when we heard about Lufa Farms. They’re an urban farm, and they grow a wide variety of crops on a rooftop by Marche Central. Our shop is a dropoff point for their baskets, which you can sign up for at www.lufa.com
Why grow on a rooftop? Lufa Farms has a pretty solid and succinct answer:
Good farm land is disappearing fast. It’s either being lost to parking lots and commercial development or is being slowly poisoned by overuse of synthetic pesticides or herbicides. To make matters worse, good forests are being lost in an effort to make more farm land. That’s a lose-lose proposition.
The world’s population continues to grow yet arable farm land continues to diminish. Putting farms on roofs is way to ‘take back’ arable land lost to development. Our prototype 31,000 square foot farm will feed approximately 2000 people and provide them with an excellent selection of fresh and nutritious produce. Our future greenhouses will feed more. Every roof in the city should be able to do the same. Our farm is meant to prove that it’s possible and viable.
More and more marketers are taking advantage of individuals with busy on the go lifestyles and preying on good intentions. People trying to grab those last minute items at the end of the day, when low on steam are being taken advantage of. It is easy to reach for NATURAL or ORGANIC labeling over a regular option, but 9 times out of ten the difference in ingredients is negligible. Companies will often just rearrange the order of the ingredients and slap on a higher price tag.
CBC Marketplace recently reviewed several products that were guilty of lying or as they called it LOUSY LABELS
This is a perfect opportunity to point out a company that is doing it the right way & taking immense pride in pointing out the good …
Smith Farmsall natural skin care a Montreal based business consisting of two sisters that are taking things to the next level, with exquisite skin care products that feel as good as they smell.
Whats amazing about there products is not only the quality but the sheer transparency the girls are trying to promote. When using organic ingredients the percentage is clearly defined.
The good news is the goodness just keeps on coming! Smith Farms has just come out with two new products for the face …
In a world of buyer beware we are lucky to have a business like Smith Farms popping up, to bring a little ease, enjoyment and honesty back into our shopping experience.
